Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric

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MontereyVol said:
I was surprised I didn't know some of these people?
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That happens to me all the time...I guess it doesn't take all that much to get your name on the ballot if you're willing to focus and take the time. There are the usual suspects as well as some we've heard of but haven't seen on ballots before...but a lot of those names I don't know either.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Thomas got Borked.
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Because he is black and blacks are supposed to be Dems only. The same with Palin. She is a woman and women are supposed to be dems as well. People (especially the media) dont know how to react with her being a Repub. JMO
 
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VolBeef88 said:
Because he is black and blacks are supposed to be Dems only. The same with Palin. She is a woman and women are supposed to be dems as well. People (especially the media) dont know how to react with her being a Repub. JMO
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they both got drilled for leaning pretty far right. It's pretty sad that the hard left idiots like RBG or Obama don't get similarly eviscerated.
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VolBeef88 said:
Why do you dems hate this woman so much? I cant remember anyone getting this much heat. I know Billy Jeff got it but he did have sex with an intern in the White House. But why do y'all hate her as much as you do. The attacks are so venom filled.
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Because she is stupid
 
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KB5252 said:
So generally you hate those you perceive to be less intelligent than yourself? Spoken like an elitist, congratulations sir!
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This is one criticism of the left that I have always thought was absurd. Being president is a demanding job and requires someone with great intellect. It is not a job for a person who is not up to those demands. I mean, shouldn't we want an intellectually elite person in the WH?

The last eight years ought to have convinced you of that.
 
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lawgator1 said:
This is one criticism of the left that I have always thought was absurd. Being president is a demanding job and requires someone with great intellect. It is not a job for a person who is not up to those demands. I mean, shouldn't we want an intellectually elite person in the WH?

The last eight years ought to have convinced you of that.
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Notice the word perceive. I don't happen to think she is intellectually lacking. I do happen to think that she is not a good interview though. Can she do well in debates? That is a different animal than the interviews she has done and certainly hope she will do better.

My comment you quoted was intended to be more of a shot at a person who dismisses another persons intellect while using a first grade insult to do so. There is a difference between those with obvious intellect like yourself and people who use one line cut downs like a child.

You should know better you big doody head!
 
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lawgator1 said:
This is one criticism of the left that I have always thought was absurd. Being president is a demanding job and requires someone with great intellect. It is not a job for a person who is not up to those demands. I mean, shouldn't we want an intellectually elite person in the WH?

The last eight years ought to have convinced you of that.
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our world's best leaders haven't been remotely the smartest. The greatest pres of my life, Reagan, was probably one of the least bright.

Woodrow Wilson, by most accounts, is the smartest pres we've ever had and what did that get us? The League of Nations, sweet.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
Why do you dems hate this woman so much? I cant remember anyone getting this much heat.
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Hate isn't the right word. And I'm definitely sure that others have gotten this much heat, and much more.

I fear a Palin presidency. I don't fear Palin as VP - that would be like fearing our second string qb. it doesn't matter until the first string qb goes down.

I don't hate her, actually. I bet she's pretty pleasant and admirable on many fronts. I have many friends and family members I disagree with vehemently on many issues, yet I love and respect them and enjoy their company.

As the leader of my country, however, I don't think she's the best we've got. And I happen to disagree with her on many topics. I also disagree with McCain on many topics, but I also think he's qualified to be president.

I blame McCain for picking someone who's not qualified to take over should he die in office. Bloomberg, Ridge, Liebermann - any of those would be qualified, regardless of their policies. She clearly is like a deer in headlights right now, and you can't protect her forever.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
our world's best leaders haven't been remotely the smartest. The greatest pres of my life, Reagan, was probably one of the least bright.

Woodrow Wilson, by most accounts, is the smartest pres we've ever had and what did that get us? The League of Nations, sweet.
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Good point some of the most successful people I know are not book smart, they just seem to have the knack for managing their business and dealing with people.

I also know plenty of college educated people who have failed in business because they lack the street smarts needed.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Obama has been protected for far longer than she'll need to be.
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what are you basing that on? who is protecting what about him?

He's met with people who ideologically are clearly not on his side, people like Rick Warren, Franklin Graham, Bill O'Reilly. He has granted interviews to numerous press outlets at numerous points throughout the campaign. He's held gobs of press conferences and allowed access to him.

His life has been open to the public.
 
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TennNC said:
what are you basing that on? who is protecting what about him?

He's met with people who ideologically are clearly not on his side, people like Rick Warren, Franklin Graham, Bill O'Reilly. He has granted interviews to numerous press outlets at numerous points throughout the campaign. He's held gobs of press conferences and allowed access to him.

His life has been open to the public.
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After being sheltered for the first four or five months of his campaign.

And his life has been open to the public except for his time as a "community organizer". It is largely glossed over which leads me to believe the loosely documented reports of his being affiliated with ACORN are likely true, and the reason he wants as little to known as possible.
 
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TennNC said:
what are you basing that on? who is protecting what about him?

He's met with people who ideologically are clearly not on his side, people like Rick Warren, Franklin Graham, Bill O'Reilly. He has granted interviews to numerous press outlets at numerous points throughout the campaign. He's held gobs of press conferences and allowed access to him.

His life has been open to the public.
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I am basing it on the fact that he won the Dem primary based upon almost nothing.

He has faced a few questions to date, but nothing of the type that Gibson put on Palin.

Warren was in a debate format and O'Reilly was just pathetic.

He has been better vetted now, but not one helluva lot. He economic ideas have yet to be even remotely tested, but it's probably his most glaring weakness. The absurdity that it's a strength because the Rs now pale by comparison makes no sense to me.
 
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KB5252 said:
Notice the word perceive. I don't happen to think she is intellectually lacking. I do happen to think that she is not a good interview though. Can she do well in debates? That is a different animal than the interviews she has done and certainly hope she will do better.

My comment you quoted was intended to be more of a shot at a person who dismisses another persons intellect while using a first grade insult to do so. There is a difference between those with obvious intellect like yourself and people who use one line cut downs like a child.

You should know better you big doody head!
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I haven't heard Obama use a one line cut-down, have you? And as to Palin, she's doing the damage to herself.

You ignorant slut (you, not her).


BigPapaVol said:
our world's best leaders haven't been remotely the smartest. The greatest pres of my life, Reagan, was probably one of the least bright.

Woodrow Wilson, by most accounts, is the smartest pres we've ever had and what did that get us? The League of Nations, sweet.
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Reagan was smarter than people give him credit for (until the end when he kind of faded a bit), and particularly in playing the game with the Soviets. sticking to his guns on Star Wars and running them into the ground economically.

He was proactive with the rest of the world, reached out to them and most importantly was consistent with his ideology and world view. With the current president, we've lacked that solid sense of purpose.

Presidents prior to 1960 are tought to include in this discussion because the world, the economy, and international relations have changed so dramatically in that time. Having a League of Nations, or U.N., after the experiences of a world war made much more sense then than perhaps now for a lot of reasons and, at the time, served a useful purpose.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I haven't heard Obama use a one line cut-down, have you? And as to Palin, she's doing the damage to herself.

You ignorant slut (you, not her).





Reagan was smarter than people give him credit for (until the end when he kind of faded a bit), and particularly in playing the game with the Soviets. sticking to his guns on Star Wars and running them into the ground economically.

He was proactive with the rest of the world, reached out to them and most importantly was consistent with his ideology and world view. With the current president, we've lacked that solid sense of purpose.
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I don't think Reagan was smarter than he appeared. He did have a tremendous staff around him, to his credit.

He was proactive with the rest of the world, essentially in telling them all that we would not be messed with and that we were going to drop the hammer on the Soviets. He coddled no one and he was clear in his objectives. He didn't pretend that there was a lot of gray area, as smart guys are wont to do. His diplomacy was similar to that of Eisenhower and it proved effective. On the economy. he essentially proved the Laffer curve and we're forever in his debt for it.
 
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